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? y a'v I. ROLL CALL: - CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - JULY 23, 1985 Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at 8:10 p.m. Present: B. Gorris, T. Morgan, J. Wixted, J. Burns, and J. Brown. Absent: E. Traczyk . Also Present: Assistant Law Director J. Dubelko, Building Commissioner E. Gundy, City Engineer J. Schaller, Councilmen R. Tallon and R. Bierman, and Recording Secretary B. Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: Minutes of July 9th have been corrected by the secretary: page 5, first para- graph, second last line should r.ead "...seconded by J. Brown..." J. Burns moved to approve the Minutes of July 9, 1985, seconded by J. Wixted, and unanimously approved. III. BUILDING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: 1) Shell Oi1 Co., 25199 Lorain Rd at Great Northern Blvd. Proposal to construct gas station, food mart, and car wash. Heard by the Architectural Board of Review July 17, 1985. Proposal was approved by Architectural Board of Review as presented. Mr. S. Santoro, J. Borneman, and J. Coburn of Shell Oil presented.proposal to demolish existing station and rebuild a self-service station with a food mart and car wash. Parking, canopy and signs all meet code. Mr. Santoro explained that since the buildings will be set back on the pro- perty, all four curb cuts are necessary, :especially in view of the pro- posed northern section of S.R. 252; traffic can exit from northern most drive to continue north on 252; and because there is a car wash,the four curb cuts a11ow a better internal traffic pattern within the station. The northern most and.western most curb cuts would allow for traffic to enter without hindering the traffic on Great Northern Blvd and Lorain Road. They listed several stations with three and four drives and pointed out that Standard Oil on Lorain Rd. at Clague was built within the last year with four curb cuts. Chairman Burns read Safety Department report which also stated that the curb cut on Great Northern nearest Lorain and the cut on Lorain at the west end of the property could cause problems. Com- mission discussed locating the stop bar on Great Northern Blvd. south of the northernmost cut to facilitate cars leaving the station. Mr. Wixted stated that he was more concerned with the westernmost drive on Lorain, he could see the advantage of the northernmost cut on Great Northern, es- pecially with the construction of 252 north. Location of stop bar is dictated by the State traffic standards, but the city should have some latitude in its location. Mr. Burns agreed.. Mr. Borneman explained how the green areas will be enlarged. T: Morgan moved to approve the Shell ?